I think I disagree that LDs would hurt the process. Although the typical modern LD might involve kamihamehas or altering the fabric of the dream itself, ancient dreams probably did not have such functions. They are modern ideas that come with a highly progressed intellectual heritage. Not to mention in the modern world these "threats" simply aren't realistic, but they would be in an ancient world. My point is that although today we easily cast aside the odd monster and go on to do other things (or smash it into the next dimension), we do so because we don't see the point of addressing it realistically.
In the past, upon becoming lucid, the dreamer probably would have used the opportunity to problemsolve more realistically. When those monsters are hunting you on a daily basis, you're a lot less likely to dismiss them in your dreams. Instead they could practice their skills in a safe environment, or even innovate new ones consciously.
Not to mention the dreamworld doesn't necessarily cease being innovative just because the dreamer is lucid, nor is lucidity an all or nothing sort of event. Mixed states could have been very useful.
I imagine as our ancestors would mature and hone their skills, automatic responses would become less important and more conscious and calculated responses would be the approach. Likewise, as their waking mindset shifted, their dreaming mindsets may have likewise shifted towards lucidity. If you're used to takling a problem by stepping away and assessing the situation from a detached position, you're effectively training yourself in lucidity. In this sense it is important for the dream self to mirror the waking self to take full advantage of the system, although non-lucid automatic skills would still be necessary. Necessary, but readily supplemented with lucid approaches as well.
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